Laurel Dell Falls–Arturo Trail, 5 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. The route reaches Laurel Dell Falls at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 2,375 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,562 – 2,300 ft · steepest grade: 27%9.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Fern Creek Trail 37.92712, -122.58160
Nearest town Kent Woodlands, CA
Directions
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Laurel Dell Falls–Arturo Trail, 5 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 2,375 ft · 4 hr 7 min
Elevation 1,563–2,299 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: Fern Creek Trail · 37.92712, -122.58160
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 91°F / low 73° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Fern Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Miller Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Collier Spring Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto International Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Northside Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Arturo Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Laurel Dell Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto High Marsh Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Laurel Dell Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Laurel Dell Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Arturo Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Northside Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto International Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Collier Spring Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Miller Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Fern Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
48% dirt52% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 91°F73°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity38%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue
79°64°
Wed
74°49°
Thu
65°47°
Fri
69°46°
Sat
69°45°
Sun
61°45°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Fern Creek Trail Trailhead
- Arturo Trail–International Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,696 ft
- Colier Spring–Collier Trail, 4 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 2,021 ft
- Serpentine Point–Colier Spring, 6 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 2,420 ft
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